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[
en-
sam
-p
uh
l
]
Origin
en·sam·ple
/
ɛnˈsæm
pəl
/
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[
en-
sam
-p
uh
l
]
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noun
Archaic
.
example.
Origin:
1200–50;
Middle English
<
Old French,
variant (
en-
en-
replacing
es-
) of
essample
<
Old French
<
Latin
exemplum
example
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Ensample
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. Does it mean:
So is
ort
. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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ensample
(ɛnˈsɑːmp
ə
l)
—
n
an archaic word for
example
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
ensample
"precedent," c.1300, variant of asaumple, from O.Fr. essample "example" (see
example
). The survival of this variant form is due to its use in N.T. in K.J.V.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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